Community Development grants for nonprofits in Montana
116 private foundations reported 273 community development grants to organizations in Montana on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $7.3M in all. 42 of them are based in Montana.
Foundations116
Grants on record273
Total granted$7.3M
Their typical grant$6,700
Foundations that fund community development in Montana
20 of the 116: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of community development grants to Montana organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Mineral County Community Foundation, Superior - General support$385
- Rialto Community Theatre Inc, Deer Lodge - General support$157
- Tfs Community Hall, Trego - General support$121
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Gave $2.8M in 2024
Town Pump Charitable Foundation
Butte, MT · latest return: tax year 2024- Red Ants Pants Foundation, White Sulphur Springs - Red ants pants festival$10,000
- Carbon County Community Food Bank, Red Lodge - Food bank support$7,500
- Bigfork Rotary Foundation Inc, Big Fork - Meals for backpacks$5,000
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Gave $50M in 2024
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
Missoula, MT · latest return: tax year 2024- Missoula Community Foundation, Missoula - Missoula & bitterroot gives 2024$30,000
- Montana Nonprofit Association, Helena - Engage montana: nonprofits as catalytic forces for community volunteerism$30,000
- Red Ants Pants Foundation, White Sulphur Springs - Red ants pants foundation girls leadership program, for mt girls in their junior year of high school$15,000
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Gave $5M in 2025
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc
Billings, MT · latest return: tax year 2025- Montana Community Development Corporation, Missoula - Workforce Development$25,000
- Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation, Crow Agency - Workforce Development$12,500
- Montana Nonprofit Association Inc, Helena - Education$10,000
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Gave $7M in 2025
Bnsf Railway Foundation
Fort Worth, TX · latest return: tax year 2025- Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes Fort Peck Reservations, Poplar - Civic$10,000
- Whitefish Community Foundation, Whitefish - Civic$10,000
- Montana Conservation Corps, Bozeman - Civic$5,000
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The Kendeda Fund
Wilmington, DE · latest return: tax year 2023- Hopa Mountain Inc, Bozeman - the Salish-Kootenai and Blackfeet Reservations fund$1,010,000
- Hopa Mountain Inc, Bozeman - Strengthening the Circle and Indigenous Scholars of Promise$170,000
- Nacdc Financial Services Inc, Browning - General & Unrestricted$25,000
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The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation
Atlanta, GA · latest return: tax year 2024- Native American Development Corporation, Billings - General operating support$300,000
- Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation, Crow Agency - Laying the financial foundation for future$133,000
- Montana Chamber Foundation, Helena - Montana workforce readiness$25,000
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Gianforte Family Charitable Trust
Bozeman, MT · latest return: tax year 2024- Arlee Community Development Corp, Arlee - Charitable purpose$25,000
- Nacdc Financial Services, Browning - Charitable purpose$25,000
- Hopa Mountain, Bozeman - Charitable purpose$20,000
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Gave $185.4M in 2024
The Schmidt Family Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project Inc, Billings - Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels, strengthening civic engagement, working towards a…$650,000
- Hopa Mountain Inc, Bozeman - Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural representation$150,000
- Yellow Bird Life Ways Center, Lame Deer - Fostering youth development and leadership$75,000
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Northwest Area Foundation
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Nacdc Financial Services Inc, Browning - General operating support$150,000
- Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation, Crow Agency - General operating support$150,000
- Hopa Mountain Inc, Bozeman - Strengthening the circle: a native nonprofit leadership program$50,000
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Gave $116.6M in 2024
M J Murdock Charitable Trust
Vancouver, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Montana Nonprofit Association Inc, Helena - Special track for nonprofit support organizations$110,000
- Great Fls Development Authority Inc, Great Falls - New loan officer$96,000
- Trust Montana Inc, Missoula - New development and communications staff$71,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Makoshika Wellness Inc, Glendive - Community service clubs$2,500
- Hoodies for Heroes, Shepherd - Community improvement, capacity building$500
- Makoshika Wellness Inc, Glendive - Community improvement, capacity building$235
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Wells Fargo Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- NACDC Financial Services Inc, Browning - NACDCFS Strengthening through Capacity Building$250,000
- Gallatin Valley Foundation for Economic Development, Bozeman - General Operating Support Rural Outreach$25,000
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The Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Montana Wilderness Association (Dba Wild Montana), Helena - Civic engagement$50,000
- Northern Plains Resource Council, Billings - Civic engagement$50,000
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Gave $3.4M in 2025
Land O'lakes Foundation
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Fairfield Education and Community Association, Fairfield - Member co-op matches$1,250
- Fort Benton Community Improvement Association, Fort Benton - Member co-op matches$1,250
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Gave $22.6M in 2024
Texas Instruments Foundation
Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Hrdc Griffin Place Holding Corp, Bozeman - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$250
- Bozeman Sunrise Rotary Foundation, Bozeman - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$200
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Wayfarer Foundation
Highland Park, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- Hopa Mountain, Bozeman - General operating support$150,000
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Gave $14.5M in 2024
Dentaquest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement Inc
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Montana State University Foundation, Bozeman - This grant, through the school-Based and School-Linked Initiatives to Improve Oral Health RFP, will launch…$125,000
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Novo Foundation
Hurley, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Yellow Bird Life Ways Center, Lame Deer - General support$75,000
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The Educational Foundation of America
Bethesda, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Western Native Voice Education Project, Billings - 2024 montana civic engagement$40,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Montana organizations that received community development grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Hopa Mountain Inc Bozeman | 7 | $1,560,516 |
| Nacdc Financial Services Inc Browning | 4 | $450,000 |
| Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation Crow Agency | 4 | $295,506 |
| Montana Nonprofit Association Inc Helena | 4 | $150,017 |
| Arlee Community Development Corporation Arlee | 3 | $43,500 |
| Friends of Whitepine Grange Trout Creek | 3 | $5,545 |
| Junior League of Billings Inc Billings | 3 | $3,058 |
| Yellow Bird Life Ways Center Lame Deer | 2 | $150,000 |
| Great Fls Development Authority Inc Great Falls | 2 | $102,000 |
| Missoula Community Foundation Inc Missoula | 2 | $30,029 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Montana that we classify as community development, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 116 foundations, 48 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.